Bella Roba

Cute shop! Love the dogs as well. Have been in there a few times and was completely ignored. Would love to see better customer service. The downstairs is filled with some hidden gems as well.

I think their business card says it best. «A high style bazaar with an eclectic mix of clothing, jewelery, accessories, antiques, décor and found items». What the card doesn’t mention is the friendly helpful person behind the counter (it wasn’t Stacey). We missed Bruno too.
Tip: After you finish your shopping here, go next door to Gia Mia for a great lunch or dinner.

this is a great little shop, with a little bit of everything. there are two adorable shop dogs, and stacey, the owner, is so nice. not at all pushy, and very sweet. love this place!

Fun spot to stop by in if you are in the Wheaton downtown area. There is a little bit of everything. I loved the set up. This is a place where you would probably stop for a gift but end up getting something for yourself!

Confession: I haven’t a clue what is sold in this store.
But I do know one thing, and that’s Bruno.
He and this shop seem to share an owner, so he can often be found milling about, greeting his fans inside or out.
Sorry that this is my least credible Unilocal review ever, but I am in love with this dog (and I don’t even really like dogs all that much.) You, too, will surely fall for this lovable fellow with the charmingly oversized underbite.

The shop handles antique furniture, clothing, jewelry and lifestyle items. It’s packed in, ranging from candles, air plants (which won’t be restocked, so if you want one, come get it), scarves, decorator items (fabric tulips; glittery plastic fruit) to clothing (leather pants; snakeskin-​printed jeans; little jackets) to jewelry and headbands.
There’s plenty of bling of various types. The headbands are Deepa Gurnani (as seen on Oprah); if you’ve ever wanted a crystal/​rhinestone accessory, these are available with various levels of bling and range from $ 40 to over $ 100. The jewelry ranges from bracelets (sparkly mesh, jointed metal cuffs…) to cufflinks to carved jade; there’s even a small selection of steampunk. She makes much of it herself, so she’ll happily rattle off which stones are in a piece (ruby; peridot; lots of cultured pearls; pyrite; etc.). Necklaces range from $ 30 simple pendants to striking pieces with stone beads /​baroque pearls running about $ 130. If you like semiprecious stones, you’ll have fun browsing. Sale section is on the counter in back. If you wish an item had a different type of catch, no problem: for items she made, she’ll pull out her pliers and change it for you. Owner is very helpful and friendly; very much a boutique type experience.
Owner keeps a bulldog, who’s friendly and will say hello; a lady brought a visitor dog while I was browsing, who was gifted with a treat, compliments of the shop.